Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa: Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched was 2.72 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
2.72
Change on year
down 20.9%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
9.22
in 2025
All-time low
2.72
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa is 2.72, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.22 | — |
| 2026 | 7.16 | -22.4% |
| 2027 | 5.58 | -22.0% |
| 2028 | 4.37 | -21.7% |
| 2029 | 3.44 | -21.3% |
| 2030 | 2.72 | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5.95 | 3.44 | 9.22 | 5 |
| 2030s | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 1 |
More health data for Middle East and North Africa
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Infant deaths 182,751 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 51,561 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 203,683 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 119,480 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa was 2.72 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 in 2030.
- How does Middle East and North Africa rank for neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched?
- Middle East and North Africa ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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